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Ms Grahame noted Mr Maher had an amount of methylamphetamine in his blood within the lethal range, and was also under the influence of cannabis.

One expert estimated he was going at least 119km/h in a 70km/h zone.

Describing the death as a tragedy, Ms Grahame said it was "difficult to know what might have happened had the police decided not to pursue".

"At the time of his collision Dylan was hurtling towards another school some just 800 metres ahead and the potential danger at the time was certainly extreme," she noted.

She pointed to Coroner Hugh Dillon's findings during the Hamish Raj inquest last year in which he noted "the human and social costs" of the current pursuit policy are "too high" and at least some deaths during pursuits could have been avoided.

Ms Grahame said she supported the Raj inquest findings but made no recommendations in relation to Mr Maher's death.